Two patients, returning to the Netherlands from pilgrimage in Medina and Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, were diagnosed with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in May 2014. The source and mode of transmission have not yet been determined. Hospital-acquired infection and community-acquired infection are both possible.

hdl.handle.net/1765/89899
Eurosurveillance
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Kraaij-Dirkzwager, M., Timen, A., Dirksen, K., Gelinck, L., Leyten, E., Groeneveld, P., … Koopmans, M., D.V.M. (2014). Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in two returning travellers in the Netherlands, May 2014. Eurosurveillance, 19(21). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/89899